WME Signs ‘Tommy Boy’ Helmer Peter Segal

EXCLUSIVE: WME has just signed Peter Segal and his Callahan Filmworks producing partner Michael Ewing. The duo has been on the move lately. They left CAA in April to rejoin their longtime agent Adam Kanter at upstart agency Resolution. Now they have moved again. Segal most recently helmed the Warner Bros comedy Grudge Match, which stars Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone as former boxers who get in the ring one last time to settle a long dispute. Callahan Filmworks produced with Bill Gerber. Segal’s comedy credits include Tommy Boy, The Longest Yard, 50 First Dates, Anger Management and Get Smart, so it’s a good get for WME. Segal is still repped by attorney Lawrence Rose.

22 Comments

How is it not? Tommy Boy is great, and the rest of his credits are consistently good. Grudge Match is opening on Christmas and looks promising.

Get Your Facts Straight • on Sep 8, 2013 8:57 am

First of all, he didn’t write Tommy Boy.
Second, you are aware how agencies work right? Pete is a huge sign off simply off the fact that his comedies are some of the highest grossing ever.

BART • on Sep 8, 2013 8:57 am

Think it was Fred Wolf who wrote Tommy Boy with Spade, no?

Sonny • on Sep 8, 2013 8:57 am

Bad move. Kanter is one of the best agents in the business.

Jack • on Sep 8, 2013 8:57 am

A good get? Grudge Match is unwatchable…I’ve actually seen it. WB not really sure what to do with it.

Mark R. • on Sep 8, 2013 8:57 am

I must have been with you. Grudge Match was awful. Stallone was terrible. Not sure why someone of Deniro’s stature will work with Stallone.

Logic • on Sep 8, 2013 8:57 am

They have no idea what to do with it, so they moved the release date to Christmas. Right.

Ace • on Sep 8, 2013 8:57 am

Stop hatin’

Matty • on Sep 8, 2013 8:57 am

Simple – add up the box office grosses of Pete then add up the box office grosses of charlie Kauffman – agencies exist to make money

anotherwgamember • on Sep 8, 2013 8:57 am

Tommy Boy is one of his lowest grossing films. He has had five films which have grossed over 100 million domestically on low budgets. I personally enjoyed GET SMART and50 FIRST DATES.

JB • on Sep 8, 2013 8:57 am

Heard Grudge Match is unwatchable…book him now, and fast!

Kurt • on Sep 8, 2013 8:57 am

Umm…no? The movie tested a 90% excellent – very good score. That’s why WB moved it to Christmas.

Good intel though…

Good luck! • on Sep 8, 2013 8:57 am

Good luck working with Michael Ewing. He is VERY duplicitous and insecure. Pete is not a bad guy but unfortunately surrounds himself with mediocre talent. But with Michael picking his projects, what do you expect. If your going to leave Adam, time to ramp Michael.

Matt • on Sep 8, 2013 8:57 am

Michael is one of the best guys in the business. You obviously got fired by him at some point, so I don’t blame you for being mad. But come on.

Matt • on Sep 8, 2013 8:57 am

Pete is the BEST. Good for him.

lemon • on Sep 8, 2013 8:57 am

Venit finally got him. Awesome sign if it was 1995.

St. John • on Sep 8, 2013 8:57 am

Hey Logic, WB moved the film to Christmas to capitalize on the heat of Kevin Hart who I hear is the best part of the film. They want Grudge to be the first “Kevin Hart” film to come out before Ride Along on MLK weekend…which I hear is actually really good and very funny.

Logic • on Sep 8, 2013 8:57 am

So that implies that they do know what to do with it. You proved my point. I’m not making an argument for the quality of the film, I’m saying that to claim WB “doesn’t know what to do with” a movie they shifted to open on Christmas Day is a ludicrous comment.

Way to go WME • on Sep 8, 2013 8:57 am

The bigger news… Apparently WME also signed the inventor of a working time machine.

stephen jackson • on Sep 8, 2013 8:57 am

Here’s my only question: didn’t Kanter have signed contracts with these guys ? Apparently not. Agents can’t let things like this happen, but they do. Why ?

Steve Turner • on Sep 8, 2013 8:57 am

To: “Good Luck” above:
Michael Ewing “duplicitous and insecure”? You got the wrong guy, dude. He is one of the good guys in Hollywood, Whoever “good luck” is, it’s obvious he has a weird axe to grind.